Is it normal to imagine a conversation in your head?

I was wondering because I have really in depth and meaningful conversations with myself in the mirror, but it's like i can hear both sides chatting away in my head at the same time. Sometimes it gets so deep that it makes me cry or angry, it has a real emotional effect on me. Quite often I start off by thinking about someone i don't like (hate is such a strong term!) and just imagine a conversation. Once or twice i was really convinced it had actually happened, and as you can imagine i got in a lot of trouble for what i said next. As well as the conversations in my head, i have visions. It's like i'm making up the conversation as we go along, but i'm seeing it real time and in detail. It doesn't take much to get me in imagine mode but when i am that's it. I'm gone. I just come back when i'm ready.

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  • demonspirit17

    For my self, I always plan a conversation out to everyone I talk to. I play scenarios If it's a serious question. I also have about 10 personalities in my head and they group chat a lot. So yes it's normal.

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    • PumpkinKate

      I do the same thing before difficult or serious conversations. I spend a lot of time formulating the best way to say things, preparing answers or different angles if the person responds in certain ways, that sort of thing.

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  • GeorgeMcBob

    Talking to myself is the only way I can be assured an intelligent conversation.

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  • Krennedylemoo

    I come up with stressful situations in my head I'm anticipating will happen & practice arguments & different scenarios to solce them. Sometimes its something like arguing with my boss about a misplaced stapler..

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  • Ibite

    Totally normal hun, I do it all the time. Sometimes I like to rehearse what I'd say to a councilor too

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  • weirdppl

    I sometimes plan out what I will say and what people's responses will be in my head, and I sometimes start talking to myself because I'm voice-acting out a random fictional plot I suddenly think of on the spot :p

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  • spyke8612

    Hi, i used to do this all the time when i worked out in front of a mirror. I used to be a chef and do drugs whilst i was a chef. I used to go through arguments in my head and do what other people here are saying they do to try and gain a perspective on what other people might say to think. Eventually this all became too much. I like you used to visualise the work place where i was standing and where they were standing, And the funny thing is, is it worked! But the use of drugs and doing to much working out and using creatine as a workout supplement i steadily went loopy, because the voices wouls start talking to me in unfamiliar places, on the bus at work and so on, until they became uncontrolable and i had a melt down where i thought people could here my thoughts and so on this was 3 years ago and im still on medication today. But you will find if this does happen people are likely to tell you of there experiences of mental illnesses and it all comes out of the woodwork, and you would be suprised to know there are alot more people out there with these types of problems than you may think... so with that id have to say it is normal but be careful dont overuse your pscie young obie one for one day it may turn its back

    Hope this helped Dude

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  • Krennedylemoo

    Hah! Yeah, of course its normal. I do what Demonspirit does with the personalities. I feel like it gives me a subjective view.

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  • Boredbastard

    i talk to myself alot, and i tend to have imaginary conversations with people i know or anything in general.

    it might be normal, but you know what, i don't really care if it is :pp

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  • Frosties

    Me: I've never done this.
    Me: Yes, you have. You're doing it now.

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  • Alfie30

    I do it all the time its sooooo normal ;)

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  • texas57

    Yes I think it is, I'm like IBite is

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